Is American politics widening the gap between rich and poor?

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Influential political scientist and author Jacob Hacker speaks at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute about his new book, co-written with Paul Pierson, "Winner Takes All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer--and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class." His book looks at how government policies have helped promote income inequality over the past four decades.